A review by marymerrick
The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautiful writing. Interesting time place and people. My only complaint was confusion of the combination of omniscient narrator and future generation narrator.